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Musa Yamak, a German boxer who collapsed in the ring from a heart attack, has died. He was 38. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/18589186/musa-yamak-dead-german-boxer-collapses-heart-attack-fight/

I don't remember this one getting any press. Donald Ross, a Hollywood writer for shows like Diff'rent Strokes, Hart to Hart, the Love Boat & Murder She Wrote and the husband of Match Game semi-regular panelist Patti Deutsch for 49 years, died of cancer in June 2018. Ross, who made a handful of appearances on Match Game, was occasionally referred to by his wisecracking wife as 'Fast Donald' when she was providing answers. Deutsch died in July 2017 of complications from cancer. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/donald-ross-obituary?id=8370534

Ten dead in mass shooting at supermarket in Buffalo on Saturday. https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/buffalo-supermarket-shooting-05-15-22/index.html

Urvashi Vaid, a lawyer and civil rights activist for the LGBTQ+ community, has died at the age of 63. https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/14/legendary-activist-urvashi-vaid-dies-63

(Also posted in the '100 Club' thread): James 'Stocky' Edwards, a Canadian World War II fighter ace with 19 confirmed kills, has died. He was 100. https://globalnews.ca/news/8836872/stocky-edwards-ace-dies/ 2015 Government of Canada information sheet on James 'Stocky' Edwards: https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/reports-publications/on-windswept-heights-2/31-history-1939-1945.html

(Also posted in the 'World War II Veterans' thread): James 'Stocky' Edwards, a Canadian World War II fighter ace with 19 confirmed kills, has died. He was 100. https://globalnews.ca/news/8836872/stocky-edwards-ace-dies/ 2015 Government of Canada information sheet on James 'Stocky' Edwards: https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/reports-publications/on-windswept-heights-2/31-history-1939-1945.html

(As noted elsewhere.) David Bowie-dedicated social media site reporting Scotsman Ricky Gardiner, who played guitar on Iggy Pop's album 'The Idiot' and David Bowie's album 'Low', has died. He was 73. https://bowiepages.wordpress.com/2022/05/16/ricky-gardiner-rip/

Never mind. Already covered.

David Milgaard, who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 23 years until being released in 1992, has died. He was 69. The Supreme Court of Canada threw out his conviction and he was exonerated in 1997. https://www.cp24.com/news/david-milgaard-imprisoned-on-wrongful-conviction-dead-at-69-1.5904195

"World's oldest woman" Johanna Mazibuko celebrates her 128th birthday. She has identity papers that give her year of birth as 1894. https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/15/worlds-oldest-woman-celebrates-128th-birthday-16647121/?ito=socialmetrouktwitter https://twitter.com/MetroUK/status/1525860773481914369/photo/1 https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/Living_longevity_claims

Chuck Camroux, a decades-long member of the broadcasting industry, both behind the mic and in front of it, working his way up to president & CEO of Canadian jazz radio station CJRT-FM, has died. https://www.pugetsoundradio.com/2022/05/11/broadcaster-chuck-camroux-has-died-one-of-the-giants-in-the-biz/

Richard Wagner, a journalist at CBS during the 1960s, 70s and 80s, has died. He was 84. Wagner appeared frequently on CBS Evening News when Walter Cronkite and then Dan Rather were in the anchor chair. https://deadline.com/2022/05/richard-wagner-dead-cbs-news-correspondent-was-85-1235021768/

Philip M. Goldfarb, who was an Emmy Award-winning producer on L.A. Law as part of a 40+ year career, died April 7th. He was 82. Goldfarb's death was being reported on May 11th. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/phillip-goldfarb-dead-la-law-producer-1235144663/

Mark Middleton, a special advisor to Bill Clinton who let Jeffrey Epstein into the White House at least 7 of the 17 times the late pedophile visited, has died. He was 59. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10805997/Bill-Clintons-special-advisor-let-Jeffrey-Epstein-White-House-dies-59.html

Sam Basil, the deputy prime minister of Papua New Guinea, has died. The cause of death was a car crash. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/12/car-crash-kills-papua-new-guineas-deputy-pm-sam-basil

Bob Lanier, a Hall of Fame NBA player and one of the league`s best in the 1970s, has died. He was 73. Lanier, a legendary centre who played 14 seasons with the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks, died after a short illness. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33895398/nba-great-bob-lanier-hall-fame-center-detroit-pistons-milwaukee-bucks-dies-73?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Patricia A. McKillip dead https://locusmag.com/2022/05/patricia-a-mckillip-1948-2022/

Dan Vitale, a featured player on Saturday Night Live during its 1985-86 season and a long-time stand-up comic, has died. He was 66. https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/dan-vitale-snl-actor-has-died/

In addition to his other work, Kenneth Welsh - whose death is noted elsewhere - was on two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery in 2020 as Admiral Senna Tal.

Had a U.S. Hot 100 Hit in 1995 with 'Woman to Woman' (#72). Briefly received a modicum of mainstream appeal. Singer Jewel ('Who Will Save Your Soul', 'You Were Meant For Me', etc.) has told a story of the hardships she experienced starting out as a singer, including once being booked in a venue where the audience thought Jewell would be performing.

As noted elsewhere, actor Mike Hagerty has died. Credited as Michael G. Hagerty, he appeared as Captain Larg in the 1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 'Redemption II' (the season five debut episode). He was Skoran, one of the townsfolk in the pre-warp civilization a disoriented Data wanders into in the 1994 TNG episode 'Thine Own Self'.

April Nocifora, a producer/supervising producer on Star Trek: Discovery and a supervising producer on season one of Star Trek: Picard, died in December 2021. Her death was acknowledged at the end of the series debut of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on May 5th. Her death was apparently also acknowledged following the most recent season finale of Star Trek: Discovery, though she was only referred to there by her given name. Her death seems to not have been made public before then, as she was not included in the 'Star Trek in memoriam' put out by the Daily Star Trek News publication and included in a link to an earlier entry in this thread. https://technotrenz.com/entertainment/strange-new-worlds-explains-the-april-nocifora-dedication-1875780.html

Kevin Samuels, a YouTuber and supposed relationship guru, has died. https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-05-05/167282/controversial-youtuber-kevin-samuels-passes-away/ https://www.youtube.com/c/byKevinSamuels

Yes, I also saw it earlier in the day, as well. But, nobody had yet posted it here. Some days, deaths get added in minutes, others take hours.

Howie Pyro, a former bassist for Danzig and D Generation, has died. He was 61. https://loudwire.com/howie-pyro-death-bassist-danzig-d-generation/